-----Author's Note-----

Miss Rawr: I finished Chapter 3. Hooray! Oh, and something else happened to me today. I got my first flame. Apparently, this person doesn't think I'm a good writer and my plot is cliche. First of all, I'd like to point out that I'm not even sure where this story is going to go, and I know for a fact that the plot hasn't been defined yet. Second, I'm a good writer...I get A's inEnglish class! P. Lastly, this goes for everyone, if you are going to leave me flames, telling me how clichemy story is or how poorly you think it's written, don't even bother. All you're doing is wasting space for the good reviews. Anyway, enjoy the chapter!

Chapter 3: OfFighting and Fiends

Rei woke up to see Kurama looking down on her. "Why hello there, darling." Rei said softly.

"Hello to you too. It seems that you slept well." Kurama ran his fingers through her long auburn hair.

"Mmhmm."

Kurama smiled. "I suppose that jasmine worked better than I thought it would."

"WHAT?"

"Well, jasmine has this—"

"I know what jasmine can do; I just want to know why you wanted me to go to sleep. What did you do? Better yet; what did you plan on doing?"

Rei was fuming. All the while, Kurama thought this was simply adorable.

"Rei, darling, you've looked tired for the past few days with that huge exam we had, and I just thought—"

"You just thought? Well let me tell you something Mr. I Think I Know—"

Kurama kissed her. Shortly, Rei relaxed and put her arms around his neck. They were like this for a good ten minutes until they heard someone speaking to them.

The mystery person cleared her throat. "Ahem. If you two would stop sucking face for two minutes, I need to tell the both of you something important."

In unison, they both said, "Yes, Genkai." And they both blushed slightly and looked away from each other.

Genkai rolled her eyes, "Anyway, Yusuke needs some help in the Makai, and I thought that since the both of you seem so lovey-dovey with each other, that you two would be the perfect ones to send to the Makai to aid Yusuke."

And before they could say a word, they were both falling through a portal into the Makai.

"I don't know how you let that woman train you, dear," Kurama said to Rei.

"She's not that bad…well…sometimes…when Yusuke isn't around…oh forget it", Rei rolled her eyes and embraced Kurama tightly. "I can't believe she made me come here. I am barely trained and what if the demons find me and—"

While she was rambling, her back was turned to Kurama. What she didn't see was Kurama was not the red-headed wonder that he was previously. He was now Youko, and he only had one thing on his mind.

He slowly walked up behind her, resting his hands on her shoulders. His voice was now deep and husky. "There is no need to be scared, my little vixen. I won't let anything happen to you."

Rei swung around and she looked up at the sight she saw. "You're-You're—"

"Yes, darling, I am."

"B-b-but…how?"

He smirked and cupped her chin. "That's for me to know and possibly for you to find out one day, my pet."

"Why did you call me a vixen?"

He bent down so he could be eye-level with her. "That's easy. You are mine, so that means that you're my vixen and I'm your dog, and eventually we will—"

"Now just wait a minute there, Mr. Infamous Thief, who gets to decide that I am yours, huh? What gives you that right?"

Youko pulled a seed from his hair and placed it into the dirt. He smirked at her and in a matter of minutes, vines of ivy sprouted up from the ground and wrapped around Rei's waist. "Are you going to protest, darling? Because I'll have you know that this isn't all that these vines can do."

And before he could even get an answer out of her, Rei was relieved to see a long time friend.

"Youko! What the hell?" Of course this was Yusuke. Since the day he rescued Rei, Yusuke has always acted like a brother to her. "WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING YOU FLOWER FREAK?"

The vines had let go of Rei, resulting in her falling to the ground. She looked into Youko's eyes. When he looked back into hers, he saw the pain and disappointment.
"Rei. Rei, my love, I didn't mean to scare you."

Rei just sat there on the ground, shaking slightly. She couldn't believe that he would make her feel afraid and vulnerable like she had felt not so long ago. "How could you do that when you knew the situation I was in? I'd expect more from someone who claimed that they loved me." Rei's voice was shaky and frail as she said this. She turned away from both of them as she silently cried.

Meanwhile, Yusuke yelled and screamed at Youko. But he should have known that Youko wasn't going to stand being yelled at. "Go fight your battle, Spirit Detective. I have more pressing issues at the moment. I shall join you when I'm done." Yusuke left and Youko kneeled down next to Rei.

"My darling Rei; I apologize for my actions. I-I-I have never seen anyone, be it demon or human, quite as beautiful as you before. Please forgive me. I really do not want to lose you. And I know Shuiichi would never let me hear the end of it if I did something stupid like making you angry at me."

Youko waited for her response.

Rei looked up at him with her chocolate colored eyes. She gave the slightest hint that she was smiling. "Youko…"
Youko embraced her tightly. "It's alright my pet, I understand." And with that an explosion could be heard.

"GET THE HELL AWAY FROM ME YOU HORNED FREAK!" Yusuke cried as the demon with seven horns tried to spear him. Yusuke easily dodged this attack.

"My name is Nanatsu, you fool, and prepare to perish!"

Out of nowhere, Youko's rose whip can be seen. He misses the demon by a hair and the demon hisses. "I don't think I can believe my eyes! Youko Kurama! Wow, and to think we all thought you were dead." The demon looked at Rei standing slightly behind Youko. "My, my, my. What do we have here, Youko? Is that a human? She reeks of human. What are you doing with a human girl, Youko?"

"Whatever I please."

Nanatsu looks Rei up and down, leaving Rei miserably uncomfortable. "I suppose she isn't that bad looking, Youko. She isn't very tall, but she makes up for it with her ample breasts."

Youko looked at him coldly and ran towards the demon. "Die, filth!" And the demon was torn to shreds compliments of Youko.

Rei had crossed her arms over her chest. Youko saw this and walked back over to her. He uncrossed her arms and kissed her softly. "It's all over, pet.. I won't let anything or anyone harm you."

"Umm..guys? I'm still here" Yusuke began, but he was cut off short by him watching Youko kiss Rei again.

"HELLO? I really don't want to see this…this…Oh c'mon just stop already!"

Yusuke's attempts were to no avail. About ten minutes later, when Rei was out of breath, they finally realized that Yusuke existed. Rei was blushing madly and Youko had a smirk on his face. Yusuke just rolled his eyes as he asked Youko how he mangled that demon with just his claws. Rei on the other hand, found herself falling asleep.

"So all you did was focus your spirit energy into your fingertips and—"

"Shh, Yusuke. My vixen has fallen asleep." Youko cradled Rei into his arms and the three of them went through a portal, back to the Ningenkai.